Health Alert: Repatriation Flight on Turkish Airlines – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (July 10, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 238,339 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Announcing Additional Turkish Airlines Repatriation Flight Turkish Airlines has notified us of an upcoming special commercial repatriation flight on Tuesday, July 14. Flight information: DATE DEPARTURE …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 10 July, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Upcoming Repatriation Flights – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (July 8, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 215,855 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Announcing Multiple Upcoming Repatriation Flights We have been notified of multiple upcoming special commercial repatriation flights operated by different airlines. Flight information: DATE DEPARTURE ARRIVAL AIRLINE 09 July …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 8 July, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing Upcoming Repatriation Flights – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (June 25, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 111,796 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Announcing Multiple Upcoming Repatriation Flights We have been notified of multiple upcoming special commercial repatriation flights operated by Lufthansa, KLM, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, and Ethiopian Airlines. Flight …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 25 June, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing June 28 Repatriation Flight on Ethiopian Airlines – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (June 23, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 101,590 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Announcing June 28 Ethiopian Airlines Flight We have been notified of a special commercial repatriation flight operated by Ethiopian Airlines to Chicago, United …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 23 June, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing June 27 Repatriation Flight on Lufthansa – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (June 20, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 83,890 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Announcing June 27 Lufthansa Flight We have been notified of a special commercial repatriation flight operated by Lufthansa from Cape Town to Frankfurt and onward connecting destinations on Saturday, June 27, …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 20 June, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing June 18 Repatriation Flight on Ethiopian Airlines – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (June 12, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 58,568 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Announcing June 18 Ethiopian Airlines Flight We have been notified of a special commercial repatriation flight operated by Ethiopian Airlines to Chicago, United States on Thursday, June 18. Flight information: Potential passengers must book …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 12 June, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (June 11, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The U.S. Embassy is aware of a march and protest against police killings planned for Friday, June 12, beginning at 9:00 am in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria. The Embassy would like to remind U.S. citizens that even demonstrations intended to be peaceful …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 11 June, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Exclude, Exclude All, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing June 14 Repatriation Flight on South African Airways – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (June 8, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 48,285 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Announcing June 14 South African Airways Flight We have been notified of a special commercial repatriation flight to the United States operated by South African Airways on Sunday, June 14. Flight …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 8 June, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Demonstration Alert: U.S. Consulate General Johannesburg, South Africa (June 5, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The U.S. Embassy is aware of protests planned for Monday, June 8, 2020, beginning at 09:00 am in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg, and U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town in response to ongoing civil unrest in …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 5 June, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Exclude, Exclude All, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing May 29 South African Airways Flight – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 27, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Department of Health has confirmed 24,264 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. South African Airways Flight – May 29, 2020 South African Airways (SAA) has notified the U.S. Mission of a special repatriation flight on May 29, …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 27 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Lockdown Reduction to Level 3 on June 1, 2020 – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 26, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Department of Health confirmed 23,615 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. On May 24, 2020, the government of South Africa announced the lockdown alert level for South Africa will be lowered to level 3 with …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 26 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing Additional Repatriation Flights via Amsterdam – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 21, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 18,252 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. May 22 Ethiopian Airlines Flight If you have booked a ticket for this special repatriation flight and have not yet received a travel letter and assembly …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 21 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Update on Special Repatriation Flights – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 20, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 17,200 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Ethiopian Airlines Flight We have been notified by Ethiopian Airlines that there is an abundance of seats available on their special repatriation flight this Friday, May 22. If you registered interest in this flight …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 20 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Update on Ethiopian Airlines and Qatar Airways Repatriation Flights – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 18, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 15,515 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Ethiopian Airlines Flight If you submitted your information via the online form, your information has been passed to Ethiopian Airlines and they will be contacting you …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 18 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing Repatriation Flight to the United States – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 16, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 13,524 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. May 22 Ethiopian Airlines Flight from Cape Town and Johannesburg to Washington, D.C. We have been notified of a special commercial repatriation flight to the United …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 16 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Update on Special Repatriation Flights – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 14, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 12,074 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. May 16 Qatar Airways and May 17 SAA Flights The airlines have notified us that these flights have been sold out. The airlines are working directly with customers on ticketing for the …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 14 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Update on South African Airways Repatriation – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 12, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 11,350 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. South African Airways Flight South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed its special repatriation flight that it coordinated with the U.S. Mission to South Africa. The U.S. Mission to South Africa is aware that …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 12 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: South African Airways Repatriation Flight Canceled – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 7, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 7,808 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. South African Airways Flight It was announced that South African Airways will be required to cease all operations on May 8. Unfortunately, due to that timeline, SAA informed us …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 7 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Qatar Airways Flights Canceled – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 6, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 7,572 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Qatar Airways Flights We have received notification from Qatar Airways that all flights scheduled for May 7 and beyond have been canceled. If you have already booked a …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 6 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: May 9 South African Airways Flight Details – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 6, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 7,572 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Please read the following information carefully. Due to the high volume of enquiries we are currently receiving, we will not be able to respond to individual emails if your …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 6 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Updates on Repatriation Flights to the United States – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 4, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 6,783 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Please read the following information carefully. Due to the high volume of enquiries we are currently receiving, we will not be able to respond to individual emails if …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 4 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: Qatar Airways, Repatriation flights
Health Alert: Announcing Repatriation Flights to the United States – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 3, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 6,783 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. Fellow Citizens, We have been notified of a likely commercial flight to the United States to be operated by South African Airways, tentatively scheduled …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 4 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Announcing Possible Repatriation Flights Via Doha – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (May 2, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: The South African Ministry of Health confirmed 6,336 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. We have been notified of Embassy of Qatar-coordinated repatriation flights to Doha in the coming weeks. It is not confirmed as a certainty; however, we are …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 2 May, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Health Alert: Repatriation Flight Announcement – U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa (April 8, 2020) Location: South Africa Event: Repatriation Flight Announcement The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 1749 cases of COVID-19 within its borders. We can now announce that repatriation flights have been confirmed for this week. On Thursday, April 9, we will have departures from …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 8 April, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Location: South Africa Event: Repatriation Flight Interest Request The South African Ministry of Health has confirmed 1749cases of COVID-19 within its borders. We can now announce that repatriation flights have been confirmed for this week. On Thursday, April 9, we will have departures from Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban. On Friday, April 10, we will have …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 8 April, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Exclude, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification, U.S. Citizen Services
Global Health Advisory: Level 4: Do Not Travel March 19, 2020 The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. In countries where commercial departure options remain available, U.S. citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 20 March, 2020 | Categories: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Notification
The U.S. Mission in South Africa, in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, is cancelling most nonimmigrant visa appointments from March 16, 2020 until May 31, 2020. This action does not apply to diplomatic/official visa application or to immigrant visa applications. If you had a nonimmigrant visa appointment scheduled March 16, 2020 – May …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 15 March, 2020 | Categories: News, Notification, Visas
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the United States Embassy invites you to join a free film screening of Qualified at Loftus Park. Qualified is a documentary on the life of Janet Guthrie, the first woman to earn a place at the Indianapolis 500! So, claim your free ticket and make a pitstop at Loftus at …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 26 February, 2020 | Categories: Art & Culture, Culture, Events, Exclude, News, Notification, Public Affairs, Video | Tags: american film showcase, documentary, engage with us, events, film screening, free event, free movie, free popcorn, international women's day, loftus park, pretoria, us embassy sa, us embassy south africa
Applications for the 2021-2022 Fulbright Foreign Student Program are now open. This world-renowned program offers scholarships to South Africans interested in pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree at any accredited tertiary institution in the United States. The scholarships cover the full cost of tuition and living expenses in the United States for up to 2 …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 2 January, 2020 | Categories: Education, News, Notification, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S. | Tags: bursaries, fulbright, Fulbright Foreign Student Program, Fulbright Program, postgraduate funding, scholarship, scholarships for south african students, study abroad, study in america, study in us, study in usa, what is fulbright
Join our chat on Facebook this coming Wednesday, November 6 at 3:00 PM, and get all your STUDENT VISA questions answered!
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 31 October, 2019 | Categories: Notification, Study in the U.S., Travel & Tourism, Visas | Tags: chat, consular, facebook, student visa, study abroad, study in america, us student visa for south africa, visas
Press Release | Embassy of the United States August 5, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. EMBASSY: APPLY EARLY FOR VISAS The U.S. Mission in South Africa encourages all residents of South Africa considering travel to the United States to apply for their visa as early as possible in order to secure an appointment for a …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 6 August, 2019 | Categories: News, Notification, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, Visas
On December 5, 2018, we close our Embassy and Consulates to pay homage to President George Herbert Walker Bush, who served as the 41st president of the United States, and died November 30 at the age of 94. President George H.W. Bush was the longest-lived president in U.S. history and a statesman whose service to …
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 4 December, 2018 | Categories: News, Notification, President of the United States, U.S. & South Africa
